So I'm switching from Galaxy S3 to Nexus 5 and was wondering a couple of things.
1: For most phones, there are carrier version and each version had it's own rom/flashes, so for Nexus 5 I noticed that there is no separate forum for Sprint, ATT, etc. Does that mean all flashes/rooting methods work on the Nexus 5?
2: Is there something like Odin for Nexus 5?
Bump, really do need help. Don't want to brick phone.
D7Knight said:
So I'm switching from Galaxy S3 to Nexus 5 and was wondering a couple of things.
1: For most phones, there are carrier version and each version had it's own rom/flashes, so for Nexus 5 I noticed that there is no separate forum for Sprint, ATT, etc. Does that mean all flashes/rooting methods work on the Nexus 5?
2: Is there something like Odin for Nexus 5?
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There so no carrier version nexus 5, there are two variant, LGD820 for north america and LG821 for the rest of the world. LG820 and LGD821 are 100% the same. The only difference is a programmed chip. This chip in LGD820 programmed to work with north amrrican lte network, in LG821 this is programmed to work with not north american lte networks. This two variant is needed, because this chip only capable to handle 7 lte networks, and there are more then 7 lte network on the whole world.
Yes there are an app like odin. It is called lg flash tool, but only works with LGD820 because the dll refuse to work with LGD821, someone have to hack it to make it work for LGD821 too, and we dont have factory images, just user images so you will get the same result if just flashed a rom with fastboot.
Oh yes and nexus 5 has a mode called fastboot. You can flash system, boot, recovery images with fastboot to nexus 5, you can boot your phone with a kernel without flashing it to your phone and etc...
This would be a good thread to read through before you do anything: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508292
Also, please stay away from Toolkits. Learn how to do things the right and safe way. It will help you out in the long run and you'll know how to fix common problems.
As @El Daddy said stay away from toolkits, those cause more troubles in those hands who dont know what are they doing than they should.
+1 for ditching toolkits
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Toolkits?!! What about the kittens?! The horror. The horror.
D7Knight said:
So I'm switching from Galaxy S3 to Nexus 5 and was wondering a couple of things.
1: For most phones, there are carrier version and each version had it's own rom/flashes, so for Nexus 5 I noticed that there is no separate forum for Sprint, ATT, etc. Does that mean all flashes/rooting methods work on the Nexus 5?
2: Is there something like Odin for Nexus 5?
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Look here for how to setup adb http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-set-up-android-adb-and-fastboot-on-windows-tutorial/.
Here`s one with a YouTube tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XslKnEE4Qo8.
My phone is stuck on Google logo and won't go pass the boot loader but at the same time it only turns on when I'm charging but it does the on an off bs please help I'm using a google nexus 5 for tmobile
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Seannytee said:
My phone is stuck on Google logo and won't go pass the boot loader but at the same time it only turns on when I'm charging but it does the on an off bs please help I'm using a google nexus 5 for tmobile
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Sounds like you have a stick power button. You may have to get it repaired
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I'm currently on the Samsung Galaxy Indulge and want to upgrade my phone soon. I was looking at the Connect at Metro, but heard about flashing the Nexus S to MetroPCS. I'm really interested in doing this and just have some questions:
1. I'm having some difficulty understanding if 3g will work or not. I know 4G won't, but does 3g or is it just 1x?
2. I'm not dumb with phones and computers and likely could flash it myself with the instructions, but how difficult has it been for everyone?
3. What OS is it on?
4. So if flashed I'll get the whole shabang - talk, text, web (I believe the answers yes, just making sure )
Thanks!
maybe try looking in the ns4g dev section...i'll even make it a lil easier for you, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636058
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Think? the AT&T radio fro the G2 and the nexus 5 the same?
daddioj said:
Think? the AT&T radio fro the G2 and the nexus 5 the same?
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They do not use the same radio, the radio in the Nexus is a newer model with features the G2 lacks such as LTE Envelope Tracking.
sluflyer06 said:
They do not use the same radio, the radio in the Nexus is a newer model with features the G2 lacks such as LTE Envelope Tracking.
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interesting. I gonna have to look that up. thanks
I did a write-up on the radio in the General Nexus 5 forum, maybe search by my username. Suffice to say the radio in this phone is only in 1 other phone and that is the Note 3.
sluflyer06 said:
I did a write-up on the radio in the General Nexus 5 forum, maybe search by my username. Suffice to say the radio in this phone is only in 1 other phone and that is the Note 3.
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thanks I dug this up too if anyone wants to see it
http://gigaom.com/2013/11/01/the-nexus-5-will-be-a-battery-miser-thanks-to-new-qualcomm-tech/
That links in my thread as well as another source. Qualcomm also has a article on this radio, its quite a sweet piece of tech.
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I did a write-up on the radio in the General Nexus 5 forum, maybe search by my username. Suffice to say the radio in this phone is only in 1 other phone and that is the Note 3.
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So we need a brave soul to attempt to flash a note 3 modem baseband on the n5?
babybacon said:
So we need a brave soul to attempt to flash a note 3 modem baseband on the n5?
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I'm not sure I understand why we'd want to do that, is there something to gain?
sluflyer06 said:
I'm not sure I understand why we'd want to do that, is there something to gain?
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Possibly gaining access to lte band 13.
babybacon said:
Possibly gaining access to lte band 13.
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More likely to come from the muckings between the two Nexus model firmwares.
babybacon said:
So we need a brave soul to attempt to flash a note 3 modem baseband on the n5?
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I was actually thinking about doing that. My Nexus 5's radio is doing horrible compared to my ATT note 3. Since they use the same radio it would be worth a shot.
l Frosty l said:
I was actually thinking about doing that. My Nexus 5's radio is doing horrible compared to my ATT note 3. Since they use the same radio it would be worth a shot.
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Sure, if you want to brick your radio.
By the way, LTE bands are not software limited. Flashing a radio will not open up bands
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rootSU said:
Sure, if you want to brick your radio.
By the way, LTE bands are not software limited. Flashing a radio will not open up bands
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Not concerned with the bands just the reliability.
At this point my nexus is already bricked since it doesn't operate efficiently.
l Frosty l said:
I was actually thinking about doing that. My Nexus 5's radio is doing horrible compared to my ATT note 3. Since they use the same radio it would be worth a shot.
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they do not use the same radio. the radio for the note 3 has att files included, and has been tested for att by att. the nexus 5 radio uses a more generic form of radio, since google doesnt let the carriers add anything to any nexus. flashing the note 3 radio would essentially make the nexus 5 radio stop working completely, forever.
simms22 said:
they do not use the same radio. the radio for the note 3 has att files included, and has been tested for att by att. the nexus 5 radio uses a more generic form of radio, since google doesnt let the carriers add anything to any nexus. flashing the note 3 radio would essentially make the nexus 5 radio stop working completely, forever.
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Well there goes that idea..
l Frosty l said:
Well there goes that idea..
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It had already gone. I told you it would brick your radio
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rootSU said:
It had already gone. I told you it would brick your radio
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You did. You did. Oh well.
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On Galaxy S3 there was a way to do PRL write and load Sprint corporate PRL. I have spent past couple of days trying to search the forum and the interwebs for a way to do it on stock Nexus 5.
Anyone figured out a way to load in (and have it stick) PRL manually?
There is really no answer to this? Hard to believe
Why do you need it on a nexus 5?
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jd1639 said:
Why do you need it on a nexus 5?
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Because I am on Sprint and most accounts don't get corporate PRL, which allows for more roaming on Verizon. Ever since Sprint deployed LTE in Boston, they have totally disregarded inadequate 3G coverage... So you can't get data on the subway, which I could do before on S3 with corporate PRL
Where does one find these "interwebs?"
groovyipo said:
Because I am on Sprint and most accounts don't get corporate PRL, which allows for more roaming on Verizon. Ever since Sprint deployed LTE in Boston, they have totally disregarded inadequate 3G coverage... So you can't get data on the subway, which I could do before on S3 with corporate PRL
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That link sucked. Google nexus 5 spirit prl
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Nexus 5 does not have Qualcomm chipset (I think it is VIA), so you can't use the popular QPST to manually write a PRL of your choice. Hence my question to see how it could be done on our chipsets.
groovyipo said:
On Galaxy S3 there was a way to do PRL write and load Sprint corporate PRL. I have spent past couple of days trying to search the forum and the interwebs for a way to do it on stock Nexus 5.
Anyone figured out a way to load in (and have it stick) PRL manually?
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Search function is helpful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535478
lilotimz said:
Search function is helpful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535478
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Yes, I have seen this thread. Challenge it, it is more for flashing in other CDMA providers where you are only doing 3G.
If I follow steps outlined, I would kill the LTE.
All I want is to manually write in another PRL into the phone.
groovyipo said:
Nexus 5 does not have Qualcomm chipset (I think it is VIA), so you can't use the popular QPST to manually write a PRL of your choice. Hence my question to see how it could be done on our chipsets.
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The Nexus 5 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC silly goose.
However, I researched this for you and the link posted by lilotimz has a post near the end of the thread using CDMA Workshop to flash PRLs.
After you get your Nexus 5 in Diag mode.
I remember using Sprint Tools on my galaxy nexus to flash the 00001 PRL, but I don't know if you can do it on this device.
groovyipo said:
Nexus 5 does not have Qualcomm chipset (I think it is VIA), so you can't use the popular QPST to manually write a PRL of your choice. Hence my question to see how it could be done on our chipsets.
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Are you serious? It has a Snapdragon 800
paychex said:
Are you serious? It has a Snapdragon 800
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Lol.. Thread is 5 months old and someone already replied to him with that.
Derp.
I know the nexus 5 on T-Mobile does not have the WiFi calling feature. I don't know if that is due to lack of hardware or software. With that, I was wondering if it was possible being rooted by means of a ROM or kernel or some sort of mod?
If so, could you kindly point me in the direction of it?
Thank you,
Whiteice
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There's no mod for this at the moment. Not sure what the restriction is but I've seen it asked many times here. You may learn the restriction if you search
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rootSU said:
There's no mod for this at the moment. Not sure what the restriction is but I've seen it asked many times here. You may learn the restriction if you search
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there's alot of stuff that tmobile has to add to the phone for it to be able to work. some framework, APIs, and special RIL.
its not possible since none of this information is known.
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
I know the nexus 5 on T-Mobile does not have the WiFi calling feature. I don't know if that is due to lack of hardware or software. With that, I was wondering if it was possible being rooted by means of a ROM or kernel or some sort of mod?
If so, could you kindly point me in the direction of it?
Thank you,
Whiteice
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I just purchased my N5 from T-mo last month here in the states. One of the features that sold me on it was the ability for it to do calls over wifi. I have tested it as I was in Canada and when calling my v-mail it did not recognise my caller-id so it prompted me for a password. So long story short, it should be able to call over WiFi natively.
This is just my $0.02
It can't
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the_candyman said:
I just purchased my N5 from T-mo last month here in the states. One of the features that sold me on it was the ability for it to do calls over wifi. I have tested it as I was in Canada and when calling my v-mail it did not recognise my caller-id so it prompted me for a password. So long story short, it should be able to call over WiFi natively.
This is just my $0.02
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the nexus 5 doesnt have the software nor, very importantly, tmobiles framework for wifi calling to work. the great thing about owning nexus devices is that carriers do not have access to them to install all their carrier crap on them, wifi calling being one of those. its not as simple as just installing an app to have it work. it needs tmobiles framework built into it as well.
I ordered an Note Pro 12.2 WiFi on eBay, got an insanely good deal, but when it showed up, it was the AT&T version. I got such a good deal on it that I don't want to return it simply because it's not the WiFi version, and it has a better CPU to boot.
My question... I'm rooted on Kitkat (4.4.2) And I've searched everywhere for roms for it but they don't exist. Does anyone know what would happen if I tried to install a P900 WiFi TWRP recovery on it, and also install P900 roms on it? I'm with Verizon so I don't care about the cell radio features, and the AT&T "no service" issues are really annoying.
If anyone has tried this, or knows if it would work I'd love to hear about it. I haven't had the best of luck fixing bricked devices, and I definitely don't wanna brick this one.
Thanks!
You can't. It will fail. Locked boot loader.
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Different processors so no P900 Rom is ever going to work on it.
Best bet is to wait for root and uninstall AT&T crap.
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